Pepitone was one helluva hot mess !!!
Pepitone and two other men were arrested in Brooklyn on March 18, 1985, after being stopped by the police for running a red light.
[45] The car contained nine ounces of
cocaine, 344
quaaludes, a
free-basing kit, a pistol, and about $6,300 in cash.
[46] Pepitone denied knowing there were drugs and guns in the vehicle.
[47] He spent four months at
Rikers Island jail in 1988 for two
misdemeanor drug convictions.
[45]
In January 1992, Pepitone was charged with misdemeanor assault in
Kiamesha Lake, New York, after a scuffle police said was triggered when Pepitone was called a "has-been." He was arraigned in town court and released after he posted $75 bail.
[48] In October 1995, the 55-year-old Pepitone was arrested and charged with
driving while intoxicated after losing control of his car in New York City's
Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Police found Pepitone bloodied, disoriented, and mumbling as he walked through the tunnel. Authorities charged Pepitone with drunken driving after he refused to take a sobriety test.
[49] Pepitone pleaded guilty. When asked if he was staying away from alcohol, Pepitone responded, "I don't drink that much."
[50]
Pepitone was married three times, all ending in divorce. He had five children.
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